In January 2007, cargo turnover of Taganrog Commercial Seaport grew by 48.4%, year-on-year, to 148.9 thou tons, PortNews IAA learnt from the Company. Transshipment of oil cargo totaled 13.5 thou tons (-11.6%, year-on-year), ore - 2.4 thou tons (- 57.5%), metal - 65.4 thou tons (2.5-fold growth year-on-year), coal and coke - 231.146.8 thou tons (+34.4%), timber - 5.5 thou tons (-45.8%). The Company’s container turnover grew 6-fold to 7.8 thou tons.
TCS OJSC specializes in transshipment of ferrous and non-ferrous metal, ore, coal, alumina, containers and equipment. The Company comprises five cargo berths with a total length of 849 meters and depth from 4.5 to 5.0 meters. Design capacity of the transshipment complex is 1.5 – 2.0 million tons per year.